Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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FNUS73 KUNR 192026
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Spot Forecast for Schenk Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
226 PM MDT Sat Apr 19 2025
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1500 MDT on April 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...Dry and milder weather can be expected this weekend.
Southwesterly winds will be breezy at times this afternoon,
especially across ridge tops. Smoke dispersal will be very good
this afternoon. Humidity recovery tonight will be fair with light
southwesterly or terrain driven winds. Sunday will be warmer with
southwesterly winds becoming more westerly by late morning. Winds
will be breezy again at ridge tops. Smoke dispersal will again be
very good in the afternoon.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 50.
Min humidity........23-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 12 to 16 mph with gusts to
around 24 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......6200 to 6800 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 24 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........65-70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15
mph becoming downvalley/downslope by 8 PM.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......400 to 800 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........26-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Upslope/upvalley becoming west 12 to 16 mph
by 10 AM, Gusts to around 25 mph in the
afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......5100 to 5600 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph increasing to northwest
around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.
$$
Forecaster...SR
Requested by...DW
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510696.1/UNR
.DELDT 04/19/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL daniel.wolf@usda.gov,tlipp@blm.gov,christopher.bennett@usda.gov,todd.hoover@usda.gov